Sunday October 4th, 2009. The television show Three Rivers aired their first premiere episode on CBS  with the cast of Daniel Henney. Daniel Henney is a Korean-America actor and model in South Korea who was born in Carson City, Michigan. He’s quite famous in Korea for his modeling and acting and has worked in other countries such as the UK, France, Italy, Hong Kong and now the U.S. This wasn’t Daniel Henney’s first debut, he was also an actor in the movie Wolverine

The reason this caught my attention was because recently in the past 2-3 years more Korean actors/singers/models etc. have been more exposed to the media and have started going abroad in America to debut. For example, a girl group that is widely popular in Korea called the Wonder Girls debuted just last year in the U.S. Another music artist would be SE7EN who also debuted musically with a new single called “Girls” in English. So I thought it was interesting that he was going to be part of a drama series. Additionally I’m interested about Korean pop culture and whenever I did get a chance to go to Korea I wasn’t interested in pop culture at the time. The last time I visited Korea I had no idea about Korean entertainment thus was completely uninterested.

Some questions I had were:

Will more Korean stars start coming to America to start their debut?

What other Asian countries have sent stars over to the U.S.?

Why is it that some Korean artists/actors come to debut or feature in a project in America without learning any English?

From left, Lee Byun-hun, Jeon Ji-hyun, and Daniel Henney

Korean stars are moving into Hollywood. Starting with Korean pop star Rain’s screen debut in “Speed Racer” last year, a number of Korean stars are finally taking to Hollywood with highly anticipated films.

For the screen version of “G.I. Joe,” Paramount Pictures brought together the crack team who worked on “Transformers,” “The Mummy,” and “The Bourne Ultimatum.” In the movie “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” Lee Byung-hun plays Storm Shadow, a ninja master who is adept in using all manners of weapons.

But Storm Shadow is one of the bad guys, the personal bodyguard and assassin for the evil Cobra Commander. Lee Byung-hun has already won recognition around the world for the powerful action scenes in his previous films.

Korean wave star Jeon Ji-hyun has also made it to Hollywood in the action-packed feature “Blood: The Last Vampire.” She plays the 400-year-old halfling vampire Saya, who works in a secret government organization to hunt and eliminate rogue vampires that feast freely on human blood.

Jeon has been treated well, starring in her very first Hollywood feature film, and responded to the challenge by doing her best work. She went through three months of hard training to play the sword-wielding martial arts heroine. Even being hit by a crane while practicing some high-wire stunts was not enough to stop her.

With this film, Jeon has put her innocent and girlish image behind her. Although the film has not done well at the Korean box office, she has opened up a path to Hollywood for other Korean actors to follow.

An actor who is at a distinct advantage with his multicultural heritage and English-language skills is Daniel Henney, who plays a villain in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Henney’s appearance was enough to fill seats in Korean theaters. The fourth in the series, it goes deep into the past, to examine the “origins” of antihero Wolverine. After killing his own father and losing his girlfriend Kayla to his brother’s murderous hands, Wolverine is reborn as Weapon X. As the hitman Agent Zero, Henney doggedly pursues him, both to follow orders and to appease his own inferiority complex.

Henney has also been cast for the U.S. TV series “Three Rivers” which will be airing this October. He has outgrown his fame in Korea, and is now ready to become a global celebrity.

With their solid fan base in Asia, Korean stars are quickly becoming the logical choice for Hollywood films that have Asian sales in mind. The trend may be short-lived, but it will serve Korean actors well to use the opportunity to hone their acting skills and find more fans around the world.

cr: chosun ilbo

قام الممثل الكوري Daniel Henny (من دراما My lovely Sam soon و فلم Seducing Mr Perfect سابقا) بالمشاركة في الفلم الأمريكي X-Men the origins :  Wolverine و قام فيه بدور Agent Zero و هو عضو في برنامج أسلحة X

الشخصية Agent Zero ترتدي قناعاو لذلك خاف معجبوا Daniel Henny أنلا يستطيعوا رؤية وجهه الوسيم (ستكون خسارة لو كان الأمر هكذا)  لكن من خلال الصور وإعلان الفلم يبدو أن Daniel يظهر في عديد من المشاهد دون قناع ^_^

يبدأ عرض الفلم في الويلايات المتحدة يوم 1 ماي 2009 و في كوريا يوم 30 أفريل 2009

في ماي يلي صور ل Daniel Henny في  الفلم و توضيح للقطات التي ظهر فيها في الإعلان الرسمي للفلم

إعلان الفلم الأول على يوتيوب: Daniel Henny يظهر فيه مرتين في الدقيقة1:06 و 1:09

إعلان الفلم الثاني على يوتيوب و يظهر فيه Daniel Henny أربع مرات و ذلك في الدقيقة0:48 و 1:02 و 2:03 و 2:19

صورة شخصية Agent Zero

البوستر الإعلاني للفلم في كوريا و يظهر فيه Danniel Henny خلف الكتف الأيسر ل Jackman

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Carl Choi is President and CEO of PLAN C Group and thanks to the event planning skills of  Party Til Am, we were able to set up a big, blow out  birthday bash with a Kill Bill inspired theme. The event was held at Gonpachi, in Beverly Hills,  a restaurant that influenced the look for the film’s last fight scene.  Almost all the party-goers came in costume based on the movie, like Go Go Yubari’s school girl outfit  and the Crazy 88’s suits and masks.  Friends of Carl, like  James Kyson Lee, Lisa Kim Flemming, Far East Movement, and even actor Daniel Henney, from South Korea stopped by to eat and wish Carl a happy birthday.  Topping off the festivities were birthday cake, ice cream,  and  friendly dance battles between co-workers and friends.

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Many people like to go out partying and celebrities are no exception. And if you know something about Korea, the place is all about the nightlife.  In Seoul, if you want a drink- there are tons of options from the “po-cha” (po-jang-ma-cha) or temporary tents on that pop up on the sidewalk to upscale, stylish bars in the Apku and Cheong-dam areas. Here we see Hyun Bin and  Daniel Henney (above) take advantage of the city’s offerings.

 Han Ye-seul

   Lee Na-young ,Kang Dong-won

 Son Ye-jin Kangta, Lee Soo-young

  Jung Woo-sung

  Lee Hyo-ri  Jewelry

 Hwang Shin-hye, Shing Dong-yup, Kim Min-hee

 Kim Tae-hee, Kwon Sang-woo, Shin Hyun-jun, Choi Ji-woo 

 Han Chae-young, So You-jin